Underestimated

Disclaimer: Nothing of Harry Potter is mine...sadly

Chapter 10:

"I think its an improvement," smirked Draco, as he looked to the other two, nodding his head in agreement to his own statement. The other two looked affronted.

"Well, at least we don't look like you, Malfoy," said Ron, glaring at him.

"Nice one, Ron," said Gin sarcastically, in a weak voice, as she smiled at her brother. Gin felt all these emotions swell up in her, Ron had come for her. She had felt recently that maybe Ron just didn't need her anymore, as if he didn't want her around anymore. She had felt heartbroken, because she loved her brother so much. This, his coming to rescue her, only disproves what she thought, he really does care about her. She smiled at him, still a little creeped out by the body he was in at the present moment.

"As nice as this little reunion is, the polyjuice potion will be wearing off soon, and we need to get outta here," said Draco, as he lifted himself off of the bed, reaching a hand out to Ginny to take. She smiled up at him, glad for once that she had been wrong. She let his large hand encompass hers, as he lifted her up off the bed, with little effort. As soon as she was on her feet the other two, who were still disguised as Deatheaters, came towards her and grabbed her in an enormous hug.

"Ew! Sorry guys, but you really are creepy looking," she said, as Harry and Ron both let go of her, laughing.

"Right, how do we get out of here with her in tow?" asked Harry, not sure if Draco had thought that far ahead.

"Well, I guess, we hope that we don't run into anyone," he said, shrugging his shoulders.

"What?" said Ron, incredulously, "that's your big plan? Hope we don't run in to anyone? Brilliant!"

"Well, excuse me, but I didn't know that I was supposed to be the brains of this operation! Oh, but what am I saying, of course I would be, silly me," he said dryly, angered at the middle Weasly child.

"Sod off, Malfoy," said Ron, as his face went red with anger.

"Harry, how in the name of Merlin did you all get here in one piece?" asked Gin, as she eyed the other two, who were glaring openly at each other.

"I guess, its because of you," he said, almost shyly, as he blushed slightly. Ginny stared at him, taken aback, but turned her attention back to the feuding pair, who had now begun to throw obscenities at each other.

"Will you two stop it!" yelled Gin, who immediately started to cough, as her voice was raw.

"Gin, you okay?" said Draco, as he went to her side, rubbing her back as her coughing fit started to subside. She smiled up at him.

"I'll be fine, but not for much longer if we stand around here chatting all day," she said pointedly. Draco nodded in agreement, as he tried to figure out exactly how to get her out.

This was going to be tricky, for, to tell the truth, he hadn't really thought that far ahead. His only mission was to make sure that she was okay, he figured because he felt it was his fault that she had gotten captured in the first place. He stood there thinking, as the others stared at him intently, as if waiting for that damn lightbulb to appear above his head. He growled.

"This must be how Granger feels!" he said, alluding to the fact that Hermione was the one who always got them out of any mess they were in.

"Probably," admitted Ron, "and we should have brung her, because maybe then we would get out of here alive!"

"Don't start, Ron," said Gin, warily. Ron wanted to refute, but did not want to upset her. He was glad that she was okay, but saw how tired, and frail she looked. He was worried about her, and what she had gone through. What had Voldemort wanted with his little sister?

"Hey, I have an idea," quipped up Harry, "I brought along my invisibility cloak, perhaps we could hide her in it," he offered, as he reached for the cloak that he always kept in his pocket. He had figured out a charm to make it smaller, so that he could take it anywhere with him. He pulled out his wand from his back pocket, muttering the word 'Engorgio', making the cloak revert to its original size.

"That just might work," said Draco, nodding, "as long as we do not run in to Voldemort, for he can see right through those things," Harry walked over to Gin, and draped the cloak over her, making her disappear immediately.

The group of four made their way to the door of the room that had held Gin captive for almost three weeks. As they walked through the opening, Draco looked around to make sure that there Hankton had not returned to his post. Thankfully, the hallway looked barren.

"We might just pull this off guys," said a confident Draco, as he began to make his way down the dimly lit hallway. The other three followed him, only one not being able to be seen. Inside Ginny was screaming, she wanted so much to be out of this place, but felt this deep connection to the room that she had been taken to. There was something inside this Manor that was calling to her. Something that she needed to discover. She hadn't told the others of her feelings, afraid that they would think that she had gone insane while under the nose of Voldemort. Maybe, she had gone mad. She wasn't sure, and until she was, she wasn't about to say anything to anyone.

Suddenly, Gin stopped mid stride for no apparent reason, making Ron who was bringing up the rear to smash in to her.

"Oy, what's going on?" he asked, careful not to say her name, in case anyone happened upon them. Harry and Draco stopped as well, and looked behind them.

"Why you stopping, Stampy?" asked Harry, puzzled.

"It wasn't me," Ron said simply. Draco stepped forward, listening intently for Gin's breathing. He now stood directly in front of her, and reached out to where he thought her hand was. As soon as Gin felt someone touch her hand, and hold it in his, she snapped out of the trance that she was in.

"Gin," Draco said in a whisper, "we have to keep moving," Ginny nodded even though she knew he couldn't see her. Ginny had stopped because she had felt that same feeling she had felt in the room creep up her spine. It was telling her to take the hallway that she was now staring down, but when Draco stopped her, she knew that she was not in the position to investigate. Her first priority was getting out of there, with everyone and herself still breathing.

They started on their way again, wary of every little noise and shadow. As Draco neared the front foyer once again, he almost felt like yelling out in victory, but also knew that that had been way to easy.

"Hey, you there, what are you doing here?" asked an angry voice from behind them. Draco turned around, and saw that Stampy was once again Ron, his red hair sticking out like a sore thumb. Harry was beginning to turn as well, his glasses once again gracing his face.

"Oh, I was just giving them a guided tour," said Draco, smirking, as he motioned for the others to run out the door. The Deatheater that had stopped them, called to the others, as he pulled out his wand, yelling a curse as he did so. Draco countered it with his own, as he did not need his wand.

"You'll have to do better than that," he said, as he noticed the others had not gone ahead like he had wanted.

"What are you still doing here?" he asked, fuming, "get her out of here, that is the reason why we came!"

"We know, but we can't leave you here to fight them by yourself," said Harry, glaring at him. Draco was about to say something when he felt a searing pain go through his body. Draco fought against the pain, yelling a curse back at the ever duplicating crowd. They were definitely out of their league here, but Draco would fight none the less, he was a Malfoy, and Malfoy's did not give up. The pain subsided as he saw the one who had hit him with it had fallen to the ground. He looked beside him and saw Harry smirk.

"Thanks," said Draco, mirroring his smirk. Harry and Ron stood on either side of Malfoy, both with their wands poised and at the ready, as curse after curse was sent towards them. It had started to become too much, as Draco saw Ron fall the ground, riving in pain. The Deatheaters were laughing at them, for they knew that this fight would be over soon. Draco was about to counter another curse that was being thrown at him, when there was suddenly a bright, white light encompassed the entire room. Draco was slightly blinded, as he brought his hand up to shield his eyes, and saw that the Deatheaters had all fallen to the ground. As quickly as it had come, it disappeared, and he heard a small thud from behind him. He quickly whipped around to find Gin lying on the ground, the cloak discarded at her side. He quickly knelt down to scoop her up in to his arms, as the other stared in disbelief.

"What was that?" asked Ron, still staring at his motionless sister.

"I have no idea, but we need to get out of here fast, who knows when they will awaken" Draco said, as he nodded his head towards the forms of the Deatheaters. They all nodded, and ran out the door, and towards the tree that they had first come through.

On the other side, safe for now, they made their way through the Dark Forest, careful not to alert any of the creatures to their presence. As they neared the edge of the forest, Harry broke the silence.

"I thought for sure that we weren't going to make it," he said, still in disbelief over what had taken place at the Manor.

"I'm not even sure what really happened," said Ron, "but it obviously involves Gin," All three of them looked to the youngest of the group, all pondering the same question. They almost ran the rest of the way to Hogwarts, Draco the first inside. He started to make his way to the hospital wing, as the other two followed.

"Can one of you go and get Dumbeldore, I feel he knows more about this then the old man is telling," Draco said, not even looking back to see if they complied with his order. As he heard a set of foot steps start running in the opposite direction, Draco looked to his side to find a determined looking Harry. Once they reached the infirmary, Draco placed Ginny in the closest bed, yelling for Madame Pomfrey.

"Draco, what on earth?" started the aging medi-witch, "oh!" she screamed as she saw Ginny lying there. She immediately went to her side, pulling out this potion and that.

A/n I am very sorry that this is the only update in a long time. I have had problems with my internet hook up at my new place, so I finally got home and am using my parents computer. Gah. Newho, as I type, I am working on chapter 11 and 12, so I will hopefully have one or both up for you in the next 2 weeks :) tell what you think of this chapter, mmkay:) thank you so very much for all of your wonderful reviews, they made me smile!! You guys ROCK:)